I Want a Kinky Governor
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Loki Pico
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02-04-2005 07:12
Kinky Friedman is running for Governor of Texas. He would be a lot more entertaining than Arnold Schwarzenegger. From: someone Friday, February 4, 2005
Singer Kinky Friedman begins run for Texas governor
By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
THE NEW YORK TIMES
HOUSTON -- As threatened, Kinky Friedman, the gadfly country singer and humorist, declared for Texas governor yesterday as an independent candidate in the 2006 race, saying, "The choice should be something besides paper or plastic."
Appearing live from the Alamo in San Antonio on the Don Imus television and radio show broadcast nationally on MSNBC, Friedman, 60, said that although "a fool and his money are soon elected," he had high hopes of beating the Republican incumbent, Rick Perry, who "appears to be more interested in ironing his shirts than ironing out the problems of Texas."
"I'm a Jew," said Friedman, who provided a rabbi for an invocation, "trust me; I'll hire good people." He said he had received 37 write-in votes in the Iraqi election.
Luis Saenz, director of Texans for Rick Perry, responded that "Kinky has the potential to enliven the debate" but he added, "It appears that the Democrats are not the only ones who have been smoking something."
Clad in his trademark black cowboy outfit and hat and chewing on a cigar, Friedman, whose given name is Richard, said he had chosen the Alamo backdrop "to wake up the great slumbering giant of Texas independence" and change the state's position as "No.1 in executions" and near the bottom in financing public education. He said he was not anti-death penalty -- "just anti the wrong guy getting executed."
"I come with no strings attached," he said. "The only two things that influence me are my fellow Texans and my heart."
Friedman said in an interview in 2003 that he hoped to avenge his 1986 defeat for justice of the peace in Kerrville, his hometown, where he runs an animal rescue ranch and writes mystery novels and a column for Texas Monthly magazine.
To get on the ballot he needs 45,000 signatures, none from anyone voting in a Republican or Democratic primary. But he voiced confidence, saying, "There's so much apathy; that leaves me a lot of people." |
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Siobhan Taylor
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02-04-2005 07:15
Maybe Governor Linden will be kinky for you if you meet up in the right sim/club/dungeon.
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Paolo Portocarrero
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02-04-2005 07:17
Loki, you don't suppose that, if elected, Kinky will migrate the famed Stevie Ray statue from Town Lake to the capitol? Now THAT would help keep Austin weird.  |
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Loki Pico
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02-04-2005 07:20
I think there would be less uproar about that than the Ten Commandments being on the Capitol grounds.
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Cienna Rand
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02-04-2005 08:32
I'd vote for him.
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Rose Karuna
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02-04-2005 08:42
I like Kinky.
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Moleculor Satyr
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02-04-2005 09:16
Hey, I'm anti-"the wrong guy getting executed" too! I think I'm going to vote for the guy. And I'm a Texan, so it matters.
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Teeny Leviathan
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02-04-2005 15:48
I guess Texas has had worse governors.  Not that my opinion matters, since I don't live in Texas.
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Paolo Portocarrero
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02-04-2005 17:19
From: Moleculor Satyr Hey, I'm anti-"the wrong guy getting executed" too! I think I'm going to vote for the guy. And I'm a Texan, so it matters. Woot! We need to get a SL meetup going in Austin one of these days. |
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Mojo Bliss
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02-05-2005 07:04
Kinky is on the Don Imus radio show out of NYC. He's cool and would be higher on the laugh-meter than the muscle guy from california.
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Loki Pico
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10-11-2005 15:27
This is a few weeks old, but still an update. Kinky for Governor. Why the Hell Not? |
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Euterpe Roo
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10-11-2005 15:47
From: Teeny Leviathan I guess Texas has had worse governors. Not that my opinion matters, since I don't live in Texas. Even if you don't live in Texas, the name 'Rick Perry' is enough to make a non-Texan (or Texian) quake in his/her boots. 'Adios, Mofo' Nuff said. Stevie on the Capitol grounds? Yessiree! (And Austin meet-up would be super-cool!)
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Paolo Portocarrero
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10-11-2005 15:53
From: Euterpe Roo Even if you don't live in Texas, the name 'Rick Perry' is enough to make a non-Texan (or Texian) quake in his/her boots. 'Adios, Mofo' Nuff said.
Stevie on the Capitol grounds? Yessiree!
(And Austin meet-up would be super-cool!) No doubt! You can get my free 'Adios, Mofo' t-shirts at my shop in Palulop. So, when/where shall we meetup? By the way, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE NOV 8 GENERAL ELECTION! Don't let Ricky and the boys amend the Texas state constitution in order to ban civil unions!!! |
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Euterpe Roo
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10-11-2005 15:58
From: Paolo Portocarrero No doubt! You can get my free 'Adios, Mofo' t-shirts at my shop in Palulop.
So, when/where shall we meetup?
By the way, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE NOV 8 GENERAL ELECTION! Don't let Ricky and the boys amend the Texas state constitution in order to ban civil unions!!! Roo is sooooo going shopping tonight in-world. (please excuse the egregious use of the third-person) Ooooh. When/where? hmmmm. I am pretty new to Austin--any other Austinites care to opine? Signed, Registered and certifiable
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Chance Abattoir
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10-11-2005 16:07
Kinky won't be elected because he's Jewish. Not saying I agree, of course, but I just don't think that a state with that much rural land can successfully elect someone Jewish.
Ever notice that whenever something large is coming to destroy earth (or anything really), it's always compared to the size of Texas? Never Alaska or California or Cuba or France. No, those are all wrong. "OMG, an asteroid the size of France is coming to hit the Earth!" No, it's just not right. There is something particularly menacing about Texas.
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Paolo Portocarrero
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10-11-2005 21:33
From: Chance Abattoir Kinky won't be elected because he's Jewish. Not saying I agree, of course, but I just don't think that a state with that much rural land can successfully elect someone Jewish.
Ever notice that whenever something large is coming to destroy earth (or anything really), it's always compared to the size of Texas? Never Alaska or California or Cuba or France. No, those are all wrong. "OMG, an asteroid the size of France is coming to hit the Earth!" No, it's just not right. There is something particularly menacing about Texas. Haha, that is classic! I had never thought about it like that, before, but you are dead on! |
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Zapoteth Zaius
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10-12-2005 02:53
Kinky Governor Linden, leaves pose balls all over the first land 
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Memory Harker
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For a meet-up, this Austinite suggests ...
10-12-2005 12:04
... Hyde Park Bar & Grill! (Okay, so it's kinda in my neighborhood.) (Okay, so I can sorta walk to the place from my apartment.) (In, like, five minutes.) (But, STILL! This has NOTHING to do with that!) Hyde Park Bar & Grill is 1) centrally located 2) possessed of a full bar 3) famous for some of the best food in the city 4) reasonably priced 5) near my apartment http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=19421503&stx=&csz=Austin+TXRight. So. When? Like, a Sunday afternoon some time? That'd be great, right? And Loki Pico should be there. And Blueman Steele, too. And --- who? Who else, y'all? (Mmmmmm .... HPB&G's fried artichoke hearts: now *that's* an appetizer! And Wom Kim's Peach Pudding for dessert? Yes, I say, yes, yes, yes!) |
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Paolo Portocarrero
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10-12-2005 12:07
Sounds fun! Or, how about Shady Grove on Barton Springs, where we can sit outside? I have to drive, regardless, so I am open. And Sunday afternoons are often good for me. I'll try to drag my SL friend, Troy, along. BTW, what's the protocol for these local meetups? Do we all come and use our avatar names, or what's the dealio? From: Memory Harker ... Hyde Park Bar & Grill! (Okay, so it's kinda in my neighborhood.) (Okay, so I can sorta walk to the place from my apartment.) (In, like, five minutes.) (But, STILL! This has NOTHING to do with that!) Hyde Park Bar & Grill is 1) centrally located 2) possessed of a full bar 3) famous for some of the best food in the city 4) reasonably priced 5) near my apartment http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=19421503&stx=&csz=Austin+TX Right. So. When? Like, a Sunday afternoon some time? That'd be great, right? And Loki Pico should be there. And Blueman Steele, too. And --- who? Who else, y'all? (Mmmmmm .... HPB&G's fried artichoke hearts: now *that's* an appetizer! And Wom Kim's Peach Pudding for dessert? Yes, I say, yes, yes, yes!) |
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Memory Harker
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Hmmm ...
10-12-2005 12:27
From: Paolo Portocarrero
BTW, what's the protocol for these local meetups? Do we all come and use our avatar names, or what's the dealio?
I imagine we'll have to do some IMing or some emailing and sort out the whole SL-avatar/RL-meatpuppet dichotomy ... That's: [email]Memory.Harker@gmail.com[/email] And may I suggest, besides again (ever so gently) pushing Hyde Park B & G as the location, that we meet up on Sunday, October 23rd, at 3pm? And, Paolo, you can call me Memory anytime.  And, hell ... it's a small world: a pair of small worlds: we may already know each other, at least vaguely, IRL. That thought tickles my mind. Gee ... I wonder if we can get ANSHECHUNG.COM to sponsor THIS meeting? |
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Euterpe Roo
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10-12-2005 12:38
OK. Wonderful Austin folks--I am so in; I am so there! What fun! What fun! Just to make matters a bit more complex--what about the folks in Houston who might be able to day-trip to Austin?
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Memory Harker
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Omg, Yes!
10-12-2005 12:55
From: Euterpe Roo OK. Wonderful Austin folks--I am so in; I am so there! What fun! What fun! Just to make matters a bit more complex--what about the folks in Houston who might be able to day-trip to Austin? Just the *thought* of those PLYWOOD guys, for instance, makes me grin ... Houston, Houston --- do you read!?!? (Damn. Where's the 'Shout' function in this forum?) |
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Paolo Portocarrero
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10-12-2005 13:07
From: Memory Harker Just the *thought* of those PLYWOOD guys, for instance, makes me grin ... Houston, Houston --- do you read!?!? (Damn. Where's the 'Shout' function in this forum?) Weeee! I'd suggest that we start a separate meetup thread, like the NYC and Amsterdam folks did. We'll prolly get more visibility that way. I nominate Memory as the party and event planner and coordinator extraordinaire! |
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Memory Harker
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kk
10-12-2005 13:53
Gimme a day or two to gather my wits (and accommodate the dayjob necessities), and
so mote it be!
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Chance Abattoir
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10-12-2005 17:18
From: Paolo Portocarrero Haha, that is classic! I had never thought about it like that, before, but you are dead on! I think maybe it's the possibility that the asteroid *might* be armed and *might* have a big dog attack dog name Bud who wears the lone star flag as a bandana and *might* be an extendicab with hemis and *might* be shouting, "Get off mah land!" while heading toward Earth that makes it more frightening.
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